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#BullStrong: USF is busy recruiting Georgia. Here are the latest offers

By Jason Dill
South Florida quarterback Chris Oladokun (10) and tight end KJ Miles (49) celebrate with head coach Charlie Strong after the Birmingham Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 in Birmingham, Ala. South Florida won, 38-34.
South Florida quarterback Chris Oladokun (10) and tight end KJ Miles (49) celebrate with head coach Charlie Strong after the Birmingham Bowl NCAA college football game, Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017 in Birmingham, Ala. South Florida won, 38-34. Albert Cesare Associated Press

Defensive back Rashad Battle announced on social media he picked up an offer from the University of South Florida.

Battle, a rising junior from Creekside High in Fairburn, Georgia, near Atlanta, is one of two Georgia players to pick up offers from the Bulls this week.

Battle's teammate, outside linebacker Tyson Meiguez, tweeted he had an offer from USF. Meiguez, a rising junior, also has offers from teams such as Cincinnati, East Carolina and Syracuse.

Cornerback Jay Ward , who plays at Colquitt County High in Moultrie, Ga., received a USF offer last week.

Ward, a 3-star recruit, is ranked the as the 70th best cornerback in the country, according to the 247 Sports' composite rankings.

Ward has offers from 15 schools, including West Virginia, Iowa State and UCF.

This story was originally published May 15, 2018 at 5:35 PM with the headline "#BullStrong: USF is busy recruiting Georgia. Here are the latest offers."

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